Holding(s) in Company

Wolseley PLC
19 February 2008

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached:

Wolseley plc


2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No): ( )

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: (YES)

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: (NO)

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: (NO)

Other (please specify) : (NO)


3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

UBS Global Asset Management - Traditional


4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):

UBS Global Asset Management (Americas) Inc
UBS Global Asset Management (Australia) Ltd
UBS Global Asset Management (Canada) Co
UBS Global Asset Management (Deutschland) GmbH
UBS Global Asset Management (France) S.A.
UBS Global Asset Management (Hong Kong) Ltd
UBS Global Asset Management (Japan) Ltd
UBS Global Asset Management Life Limited
UBS Global Asset Management Trust Company
UBS Global Asset Management (UK) Limited


5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached if different):

14 February 2008


6. Date on which issuer notified:

18 February 2008


7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

5%


8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares     Situation previous to
if possible using the    the Triggering
ISIN CODE                transaction

                         Number of shares   Number of voting Rights
GB0009761027             Non-notifiable     Non-notifiable
                         holding            holding


Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of     Number of voting rights     % of voting rights
shares        Direct     Indirect         Direct     Indirect
-------------------------------------------------------------
33,301,676    3,763,676  29,538,280       0.57%      4.46%


B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of     Expiration     Exercise     No. of voting     % of voting
financial   Date           conversion   rights that may   rights
instrument                 Period/Date  be acquired (if
                                        the instrument is
                                        exercised/converted)
Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights     % of voting rights
-----------------------     ------------------
33,301,956                 5.033%


9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

UBS Global Asset Management (Americas) Inc                 5,646,630      0.85%
UBS Global Asset Management (Australia) Ltd                    9,862      0.00%
UBS Global Asset Management (Canada) Co                    1,048,016      0.16%
UBS Global Asset Management (Deutschland) GmbH             1,437,452      0.22%
UBS Global Asset Management (France) S.A.                    464,973      0.07%
UBS Global Asset Management (Hong Kong) Ltd                   77,325      0.01%
UBS Global Asset Management (Japan) Ltd                    2,280,544      0.34%
UBS Global Asset Management Life Limited                   3,763,676      0.57%
UBS Global Asset Management Trust Company                  1,477,572      0.22%
UBS Global Asset Management (UK) Limited                  17,095,906      2.59%


Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder: UBS Global Asset Management on behalf of a number
of asset management clients

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: N/A

13. Additional information:

14. Contact name:

Richard I. Shoylekov

15. Contact telephone number:

0118 929 8700




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